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already been burned, that the Roman Catho-women into the squalid cities and villages
Admiral Ekrydloff was to leave Busin, vin Paris, to take up the command of the Russian
acide Squadron on or about August 6,
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The French ironclad ledoutable, dying the
The Kolnische Zeitung learns, from diplomaatio sources, that it is intended to institatea financial control in Chins to secure the payment of all elaine against the China Government.
TELEGRAMS.
DAILY FRESS" SERVICE
THE CRISIS IN CHINA
FROM QUE CORRESPONDENTS,]:
DAITOTEL, 1st September, 10.5 a.m.
THE ANOT AFFAIR-JAPANESE TROOPS STOP IN FORMOSA
SENTENCE ON THE MURDEREK OF THE LATE KING HUMBERT, The murderer of the lato King Humbert has been sentenced to perpetual imprisonment. PLAGUE IN GLASGOW, Several cases of plague have occurred at Glasgow, resulting in three dentha.
Mr. BRODRICK ON THE CHINA
CRISIS, &
Mr. Brodrick, speaking at Brandey, said that What was required from China was an indem. nity and a guarantee for the preservation ef trade. Speaking on other subjects, he mid
The Japanese troops which were going to that a young and vigorous parliament was necessary to deal with the settlement of Bouth Africa and the Army reform. Amoy have retorned to Taipeh.
Amor, 1st September, 2.25 p.m.
BRITISH AND AMERICAN SHIPS
ARRIVE—AMOY QUIET.
H.M.S. Mohawk and U.S.S. Castine have
arrived here. The place is now quiet, and the exodus is falling quickly.
SHANGLA 2nd September, 12 p.m.
FIRST PEKING ARRIVALS AT SHANGHAL
Several members of the Customs stuff at Peking have arrived at Shanghai to-day
He Mission had been torn down, and that of the Central Kingdom, to be usposed to the Baptist Mission was surrounded by a studied insult and open violence. We have mging mob. Alarmed by this intelligence, had enough of this kind of thing. It is they turned back towards Pingyao, and time that the Government intervened and The Japanese cruiser Azuma left St. Nazaire on 28th ult. for Folkestone to complate har their escort at once left there. They reached put down its foot in this matter. It is ex-pply of munitions, and was then to start for Lucheng, where there was an Inland Mis. tremely doubtful, we think, whether the Yokohamaa. sian station, in a state of utter destitution, presence of women inissionaries in China. having heen stripped of all the money and works for good at all. Their influence valuables they possessed to satisfy the exor.among converts may be beneficial, but to ace of Admiral Pottier, and the cruiser Chas bitant demands of the people in the places counterbalance that they arouse among the seloup-Lumbat, loft. Cherbourg for China on the through which they pissed. There they mass of the population a great deal of pre-2nd nit. S. WATSON & CO., rested in peace for two days, but had to judice, from the status they chaim for their resume their fight at midnight with noth-sex, which is totally opposed to Chinese ing but a donkey-load of bedding and ideas. We are notarguing that the Chinese clothes and some silver to pay their expenses are right, but we are of opinion that Chris- en route.. They were soon relieved of these tianity should not be forced upon them. possessions. About 40 li from Lucheng At any rate it is not the best preparation of
Some anxiety is being felt for the safety of they were stopped by a mob, who demanded the ground to go and scratch up a crop of money, and then proceeded to help them prejudices. Neither is it desirable that the Fav. and Mrs Lewis and Mr. Hewett, of the China Inland Mission, who are supposed to selves, leaving the pour fugitives not only anti-missionary outrages should be pro-be on their way to Canton front Hing Yi iu completely destitute but stripped of all their voked, or excuses for their occurrence be Kweichen, clothes except a single pair of native drawers furnished. If Christian Missions are to each. Neither sex nor age was respected or achieve success in the most unpromising
The following appointments have been made compassionated, and in this pitiable condition soil of the Celestial Empire, it will only be at the Admiralty Lieutenant C. McKenzie, they weredriven along the road by men armed through careful living down of prejudices to the Centurion for the Whiting, in command, with chuls, from village to village, new bands and an apostolic example. The road for the to date July 28; Lieutenant H. S. Sherbrooke, of tormentors turning ont from cach and missionary in China is a hard one, with little to the Centurion, to date August 20 hounding them on. Neither food nor water success to cheer him on the thorny way. was obtainable, except grass from the way. But if he elects to travel it le should not 18.60 1.20 side and water from filthy puddles. Miss expert to drag with him wife or children.
inbuman beatings and torturing to which she was subjected about 50 li north of Tsechaw-fu, in Shanui. The full details of her martyrdom are almost too sickening for recapitulation and her colleague Mies Hoveren fared little better, for, when she at length got away from her torturers and rejoined the party, her brain was protrud. She strug jug from a wound in her head. gled on with them, however, until they reached Yunnuung, in Hupch, where she
something has befallen the remaining elevon, died. Mrs. CoGPER, another lady of the day there werene fresh cases of plague or deaths arrived here safely as yet, and it is foared that which it was jutended to explode next day. party, died at Yingshan of the hardships of
who left Younan for Hongkong within a few the journey, her sufferings having been
hours of the former batch. Tho varions Coul Mr. H. P. Tooker has been appointed Actus ca route in bea potfel, and onquiries terrible from exposure, blows, and starvation.ing Director of Public Works and Watert on foot among the Chiness authorities this Two of the children likewise died untimely, Authority during the absence on leave of Mr. side of Yunnan. done to death by the brutal peasantry. The R. D. Omushy. Hamkow were mere walking skeletons. It surviving children when they arrived at
The Messageries Maritimes Company in is only fair to add that so soon as the party form us that the Company's s. 8. L202, which entered the province of Hupeh, over which was to have suited from Marseilles on the 20th H. E. CHANG CH-TUNG rules, they met It is hoped that the Laos will be able to make ult, only left on the 30th, owing to the strike with great kindness from the Magistrates the time lest and arrive shortly after her there and were supplied with all necessaries. due date. In Shansi they had been hunted like wild beasts, and none of them would have oscaped alive but for the selfish anxiety of the various officials that they should vot die in their districts, probably inspired by a fear that in the future some reckoning might be called for
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THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA
It is announced at Washington that 5,000 American troops will winter in China as a pre- caution against the failure of the proposal. peace negotiations,
pa
BRITISH CASUALTIES IN, SOUTH AFRICA
The total British casualties in South Africa up to 28th instant amount to 40,561, exclusive of those now in hospitals.
LONDON, Slst August.
THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR. All the prisoners at Nooitgedacht have been released and are re-joining Lord Roberts at Watervelboren: President Kruger and the Transvaal officials are now at Delapenit.
THE CHINA CRISIS.
RICE, one of the party, succumbed to the It was not thus that St. PAvL set forth on foreign service. The Rattler is to be refitted at They are all right but tell a long story of poseda has informed the United States flat
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The first-class gaudeat Battler, recently paid af from the Chian Station, is to be ready to commission in November for another term of his voyage, nor were the early pioneers ac-
Sheerness Dockyard at a cost of £12,514- companied by their female relations. What we are concerned with, however, is that The Trustees and Committee of the Hong- there shall never again be possible a repeti-kong branch of the Navy League have invited tion of the pitiful stories of the last few the raembers and associates of the branch to be weeks, when helpless women and children of present at the opening by Mrs. Powell of the our race were exposed to the jeers, jibes, Royal Navalcanteen at No. 1 and 2, Blue Build. outage, and unbridled violence of inhumanga, at 5 pm, ou Thursday next, the 6th inst. Chinese mobs.
Out of twenty-two members of the Bible Christian Missionat Yunan-fu only elevan have
During the 24 hours preceding noon on Satur
to report.
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The residents of Queen's Road West were awakened at about one o'clock on Saturday morning by a number of Chinese women, who were shouting and singing at the top of their
voices, A Chinese constable spoiled their fun by taking them into custody. Later in the day they were taken before Mr. Hazeland, who ined
each of them 8.
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There will be a four-oar scratch race of the Boat Club for spoons at 5.30 p.m. today, on
ars-No. 1: Stroke Hevost, Dandy, Wilson,
Ou Saturday the Philippine Civil Commission entered upon their deliberations in the form In political of a legislative body at Mania. status the Commission will be paramonat, and
the military Governor will act under its author- ity and enforce its enactments. The Commis sioners are: William H. Talt. Lako E, Wright, Doan C. Worcester, Henry C. Ide, and Bernard Mosos.
Mr. David Oliphant, who was one of the fow Englishmen killed at Peking, was the third son
of
Mir, T. T. Oliphant, Queen Mary's. He was educated at St. Andrews University and abrost, and in 1896 passed high in the axomination list of student interpretars for the East. In 1897 he joined his first post in Faking, where hy acquired an excellent reputation for ability, and, on the special recommendation of Sir
mated to be a full second-class assistant in the
hard work, privation, and a gallant defence. PLENTY OF DRINK, LITTLE FOOD. Fortunately their were large atores of champagne and whisky in the Legation, but the only meat was two horses daily.
THE LEGATION MINED - The rolief arrived just in the nick of time. A mine was discovered under the Legation,
INDIGNATION AT RUSSIA'S
SUGGESTION
Great indignation prevails over the Bussian proposal for withdrawal from
Peking.
LONDO, 1st August, 7.85 p.m.
LI HUNG-CHANG TO BE RECOGNISED. Bussia has requested the Pawore to coun
the Dowager Empress is willing to guarantee the security of trade and prevent the recurrence of disorders. The United States have there- upon intimated that they are willing to with- draw from Peking and permit the Imperial to ratura. A United States note to the Powers strongly favours accepting Li Hung clang as a plenpotentiary to negotiate terms of peace.
LONDON, 1st August.
THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA.
· General Buller in pursuit of the Roare bas joined Generals French and Pole-Chrow at Helvetin and attacked and driven out the
euemy a rearynard from the adjacent heights. The majority of the Boers with their gans are going to Barberton and a few hava retired. northwards,
The Boers, frustrated in an attempt to don troy the railway in Natal, have retired seross the Buffalo river after suffering severe losses.
GERMANY IN CHINA. Keplying to a request from the German; in
Hankow for the protection of German Interests the Yangtze Valley the Emperor has tel - graphed the Consul that protection will be pro-
for China
termand the Admirals decision interdicting Li Hung-chang from communicating with the Chinese authorities, The United States has assented and recognises Li as plenipovided on arrival of the nine warships en route tentiary
THE BACKING DOWN" PROCESS.
Russia has proposed that the Allies shall withdraw their troops from Peking. It is reported that five of the Powers have as. seated, Germany and Italy alone dissent-
is bad enough to hear of our fellow count the Regatta course. The boats and stations Clands Macdonald, was, early this year, pro. ing.
men being tortured and roasted to death by the Heathen, Chinese," but to learn that those pitiless fiends beat and stripped goutly born women and delicate children, and drove them on the hard roads barefooted, bare- headed, nearly nude under the blazing sun, hungry, thirsty, weary, and bruised with
S. Stevens: No. 2: Stroke Young. Sruith, Wild, Winterburn; No. 3: Stroke Tauce, Kennett, Grimble, Kaplingst. A launch will leara Wardley St. Wharf for members and friends at 5 pm. Mr. E. H. Grace has kindly consented to act as umpire.
Consular service.
The Emperor of Germany on the 30th ult was to perform the official ceremony of nailing the colours which he has conferred on the Ger-
man troops on the way to China. This is a well his congratulations to the Commander of the known German enstots. The Emperor has sout
German Legation guard at Peking, Graf von Boden, beatstring on Lin the fourth-class order of the Red Eagle with swords,
LONDON, 1st September, 9.85 pm.
RUSSIAN DECLARATION OF POLICY. Russia officially declares that she has no designs of territorial a quisition in China
has been re-established, if the cther Powers" and will evacuate Newchwing when order
action causes no obstacle.
THE CRISIS IN CHINA.
LOCAL MOVEMENTS. The RIMS. Dalhousie reached Hongkong from Madras on Saturday, bringing Liont Col. Watchman, Capt. Aulain, Lieut. Tregear, Cant. Brown, IM.S., eight ratite officers, and 411 rank and file of the 5th Hyderabad infantry Lator in the day the transport Momba arrived from Calcutta with B Section Native Field Hospital, a Pestal Establishment and 259 Bioge Train bullocks. A British officer was in charge of each detail, and 243 followers in al accompanied them.
cruel blows from heavy sticks, is something who live some distance from the centre of the It is a common complaint on the part of those that can neither be forgotten nor forgiven town that they have the greatest difficulty in
By the P&O. mail steamer Clyde there to the Governor of Shinsi, whose hostile getting chairs, inasmuch as the chair coolles,
arrived 12 officers and 270 men for service in proclamation provoked this display of cold. when they see them coming towards them take
A CURIOUS PROPOSAL
China The troops, who all came diroot from home, mainly comprise Royal Garrison Artillery, blooded ferocity. If that infamous official to their heels, carrying their chair with them.
Eussia has directed her Minister to withdrawn from the Eastern, Bouthern and West- is permitted to live and esult in his eruel It would have a good effect if all served in this
draw from Peking and proposes to withdrawern Divisions: Int in addition there are deeds, it will refleet undying shame on the manner followed the runways up and gave them
One of the items into enstody. This is what Mr. T. K. Dealy, part of the Province of Kwangtang, which had the troops and await China's desire with 25 man of the Royal Army Medical Corps from SALISBURY Government.
of Queen's College, did last week, the cooliesterte been quiet, became the scene of tumul- boing fined $3, or eight days, on Saturday by of last month. This information was gleaned
tous disorder und bloodshed during the early part regard to negotiations. Mr. Hazeland. The Magistrate remarked from
What is
The Kwang Ming district, in the Western
THE U. S. REPLY.
Aldershot officer and 41 mes Royal Horse Artillery and Boral Field Artillery from, Woolwich, and details of Royal Welsh Fusiliers
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Royal Engineers, and Army Ordinance Depart- mert. The Garrison Artillery unipbor & officers and nearly 200 rank and file.
The transport Netbuatda brought 12 officers
of the 6th Bengal infantry and 432 NU.O.¢ and
men
The German transports Hallo and Dresden
24 offers and 630. rank and file for service in and file. During the day the the North, the lattor 47 offfears und 930 roule
sufferings of a party of missionaries while of the heartless murders of women and i provisions, The Caledonien and the Melbourne," Beath to the foreigner. Unfortunately only of harmony and suggests, a conference of all over the city, their glaring yellow máfo
LONDON, S1st August, 7.35 p.m.
and big straw hats attracong such
and comment. Both transports left
The Nowshera erived from Weiherwer and The Canning from Worgung:
The Pentakota and Ferens left Hongkong on Saturday for Calcutta
The French eraiser Carhar returned an Satur day from Taka,
in settlement of the long decount with the Chinese Government should be the surrender of this man to British juice. A mere in- the Bench that the behaviour of coolies in this by us from a few refugees who have been fortunata
The reply from the United States favours demnity-the usual salve proposed and too Colony was becoming intolerable kuckenoagh to reach Hongkong in safety, after a joint occupation of Peking until the Govern often accepted by the British Foreign Office that every one will endorse.
perilous journey of over one hundred and Bfty miles. They toll the same tale of pillage, ment is re-established. America is prepared will not meet the present case.
Tho French Gorernment has chertored incondiarism, personal torture and murder, hor- | to enter into new treaties guaranteeing pro- wanted is the swift and relentless punish several steamers to convey troops to the Farrible to contemplate, much less describe. As iftection of life for foreigners in China and If any argument were needed in favour of /ment, not of the tools, but of the instigators East. The Notre Dame de Salut was to leave by a murderous signal raised at the four ear-j the suspension for the present of missionary of these crimes against humanity. We are Marseilles for Taku between August 8 and 10; dinal points of the district, soldiers and civi. adequate reparation for the recent outrages also arrived on Saturday, the former bringing effort in the interior of China, it is to be not speaking now of the lives lost in the having on board soms 500 men and officers, lians, the poorest and the richest of tin xesi- SUGGESTED CONFERENCE
The U.S. despatch insists on the necessity found in the heartrending narrative of the British Legation and in the hostilities, but 220 mules, and 500 tons of war material and dents, rose as to one man, and gave the ory of Because the Min- which follow, convey about 2,000 men, with a few could muccessfully flee from the fury of the escaping from Pingyao, in Shansi, to Han-children in the interior, kow. The terrible story, as told in the isters and their subordinates were not mas. Provisions and ammunition. The Malapan almost instantly aroused populace, who in their the Allied commanders as to the time and N.-C. Daily News, shows how eight adults sacred, it does not follow that other wrongs we to have a cargo of males and war material, sager desire to carry out what to them was a manner of the withdrawal from Peking.
as well as troopis, on board. The Alexandre long expected edict, slaughtered score after. and six children left Pingyao on the 25th should go unatoned for, and we trust that III, also chartered by the State, was to leave score of native Christians, and tortured ethere
THE WAR IN SOUTH June and were subsequently joined by Mr. public opinion will be brought to bear on about August 15th, having 1,000 men and war till a cruel lingering death put na vnd to their and Mrs. GLOVER and two children and the Government in this matter. We also material on board. The dudes and two other sufferings.
AFRICA. Miss Gates from Lu-an (all the party being hope that the British Government will at Tossels from Havre have also been chartered to members of the China Inland Mission), to the same time, no matter what may be the transport troops and war material to the Far The death is announced from Shanghai of one of the officers of the Iulian troops now in camp make their way overland to Hankow, the opposition, absolutely refuse to allow, in East.
there, Lieut. Charles Gray Campbell passing nearest treaty port. They were fifty days future, any women to accompany missionar
As the popularity of Kowloon as a place of away at the General Hospital on Tuesday accomplishing the journey, and five of them ies into the interior of China. They cannot, perished miserably on the way, and all of perhaps, prevent men from foolishly going residones increases, the demands upon the hotel morning. The deceased officer belonged to the accommodation increase likewise, and Mr. 4th Rajpats, sud arrived with the nd them suffered privations and ill-treatment in search of a martyr's crown; they can only Osborne, of the Kowloon Hotel, is making battalion, to which he was attached for service almost unspertable. Indeed, it is a marvel decline to afford them protection beyond special efforts to keep face with the times in China. On the voyage from India, the W.-C. that any of them survived to tell the melan. the Treaty Port limits; but they can, we He has had a new wing added to the original Daily News states, Lieut. Campbell did not choly tale of murderous cruelty inflicted think, justly refuse to allow them to take building, and will thus be in a better position have any illness of a serious nature, but after upon them by the callous-hearted people of their female relatives. It is monstrous to provide for the comfort of his guests than leaving Hongkong in the transport Zamania Shausi They had to leave Pingyao, where that young and innocent children should be heretofore. The now premises are two storeys he caught a chill and was ill on arrival at the Magistrate had always been friendly, wantonly exposed to the horrible cruelties in height. Excellent views are obtainable from Shangbai, His condition became so bad that he bocause the savage Governor Yu HsIEN had that were inflicted upon the hapless little the apper storey, where there are four airy and was sent to the General Hospital Tho tansa practically ordered the destruction of all ones in Shansi. They are not free agents well-appointed bedrooms. Below is a large of death is reported to have been pleurisy and an foreigners. The Pingyao Magistrate did in the matter, and they should be dining room, in addition to offices, and a clear abscess on the liver. The deceased officer, who have been released.
well ventilated cook-house. It is Mr. Osborne's was born in 1869, obtained his. Heutenancy in what he could for them, however. He fur- protected from the frightful risks their pro-intention to utilise the old dining room as a 1893, first entering the Scottish Rifles. He had nished them with an escort and sent them genitors cheerfully undertake. The Roman drawing room for the tee of his boarders, no wax service, but is spoken of by his brother off to Tai-yuan, the capital, 150 l: distant; Catholic missionaries, being celibate, do not Alongside the dining room is a verandah, look-officers as being a very promising young soldier. but when they had arrived within about 20 17 expose tender infants to the savage bruta south, and in front of the verandah is a The funeral took place on the 29μli nit. H.M.S. from the city, they were met by a native lities of Celestial mobs. Neither should nice grass plot which it is proposed to use for Undaunted supplied the band, and the Uhaplain Christian who was fleeing south. He told their confrères. Let them also take the vow alfresco teas. A new and improved entrance of HMS Bonaventure, the Bev. Me. Cans,
evnducted the burial service. them the Inland Mission premises there had of celibacy and not drag tenderly nurtured from Chater Fond has also been made.
THE PURSUIT OF KRUGER, Watervalboven and Watervalonder have
been occupied by the British troops. Kruger has gone to Pilgrimsrest.
LONDON, 1st September, 9.35 pm.
1,800 MORE PRISONERS FREE 1,800 British prisquers at Nooitgedacht
REUTER'S SERVICE,
LONDON, SO14 August, 1900,
The storeslip Humber left on Baturday for Shanghai and the hospital ship Muine has start- ed for Taku
MISCELLANEOUS.
Eighteen hundred horses to be used na re- mounts by the German Cavalry in Chma have been purchased by a Nün Francisco firm for the German Govoramont, They are to ware that port during the latter part of this week for Cláns, Thể threo nitamers im pressed to fransport the horses are the Alueto Nurnberg, and Bonnin
The Bussian Government have ordered from s San Francisco firm a large conmigament vť winter supplies for their troops, and an order. has been placed with an outside firm for the supply of 1,200. Hordes for shipment across the Pacifc
The New South Wales Parliament in a vote an a resolution regarding the expediency of THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA. sending the Naval Brigade to China showed the
to be: equal Ayes General Baller's camalties at Borgendal vorendent Kate a sating vote In favor of the The Pro
141led and 64% wounded.
despatch of the contir